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Lee After the War by Marshall Fishwick ➤ Dodd, Mead & Company 1963
Lee After the War by Marshall Fishwick Dodd, Mead & Company 1963
Title: Lee After the War
Author: Marshall Fishwick
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company 1963
LCCN: 63-10239
Size: 5.75 X 8.5 * 242 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1865, one of the greatest American soldiers and aristocrats left Tidewater, Virginia, to move into what must have seemed like certain oblivion. Fours years earlier, after much anguish, Robert E. Lee had decided to resign from the U. S. Army and lead the hopelessly outnumbered Confederate forces. That army was destroyed now, and Lee, branded by many a traitor, seemed destined to spend his final years as a prisoner on parole.
But instead of going into oblivion, Robert E. Lee rose to great usefulness and even to immortality. The tired old soldier, taking over as President of Washington College, left a deeper mark on America's history in the four years after Appomattox than he and his troops had made during the war years. In this book. Professor Fishwick (who teaches at Washington and Lee, the modern name for Lee's old school) gives us a close and sympathetic view of the General after the war, and states his case for Lee's ultimate greatness.
When the man of war becomes a man of peace, where are the new battlegrounds? As you follow Lee over the Blue Ridge and into the Valley of Virginia. you will not only find that question answered, but also many others that have not been dealt with in previous books on this great Southern leader. Here, then, is a fascinating new interpretation of one of the greatest and most generous men of American history.
MARSHALL FISHWICK was born in Roanoke, Virginia, graduated from the University of Virginia, took his M.A. at the University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. at Yale. Besides being Professor of American Studies at Washington and Lee, in Lexington, Virginia, he is a well-known public speaker and has been a Fulbright lecturer in Denmark and Germany and guest lecturer for the State Department in England, Sweden, France and Poland. He is the author of many books including, among others, GENERAL LEE'S PHOTOGRAPHER and GENTLEMEN OF VIRGINIA. His articles have appeared in a number of magazines, notably the American Heritage and the Saturday Review.
Overall Condition: Good + It has some wear to the cover but no holes or tears. The dust jacket is not included. The binding has minimal wear. The pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages; see images.
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Title: Lee After the War
Author: Marshall Fishwick
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company 1963
LCCN: 63-10239
Size: 5.75 X 8.5 * 242 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1865, one of the greatest American soldiers and aristocrats left Tidewater, Virginia, to move into what must have seemed like certain oblivion. Fours years earlier, after much anguish, Robert E. Lee had decided to resign from the U. S. Army and lead the hopelessly outnumbered Confederate forces. That army was destroyed now, and Lee, branded by many a traitor, seemed destined to spend his final years as a prisoner on parole.
But instead of going into oblivion, Robert E. Lee rose to great usefulness and even to immortality. The tired old soldier, taking over as President of Washington College, left a deeper mark on America's history in the four years after Appomattox than he and his troops had made during the war years. In this book. Professor Fishwick (who teaches at Washington and Lee, the modern name for Lee's old school) gives us a close and sympathetic view of the General after the war, and states his case for Lee's ultimate greatness.
When the man of war becomes a man of peace, where are the new battlegrounds? As you follow Lee over the Blue Ridge and into the Valley of Virginia. you will not only find that question answered, but also many others that have not been dealt with in previous books on this great Southern leader. Here, then, is a fascinating new interpretation of one of the greatest and most generous men of American history.
MARSHALL FISHWICK was born in Roanoke, Virginia, graduated from the University of Virginia, took his M.A. at the University of Wisconsin and his Ph.D. at Yale. Besides being Professor of American Studies at Washington and Lee, in Lexington, Virginia, he is a well-known public speaker and has been a Fulbright lecturer in Denmark and Germany and guest lecturer for the State Department in England, Sweden, France and Poland. He is the author of many books including, among others, GENERAL LEE'S PHOTOGRAPHER and GENTLEMEN OF VIRGINIA. His articles have appeared in a number of magazines, notably the American Heritage and the Saturday Review.
Overall Condition: Good + It has some wear to the cover but no holes or tears. The dust jacket is not included. The binding has minimal wear. The pages are undamaged with no creasing or tearing, no pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. There are no missing pages; see images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.22 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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